Entity record

Bosco TAGANDAPerson

Source-verifiedReflects Australian Sanctions Consolidated Listobserved not an issuing authority

Bosco TAGANDA appears on the Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, designated by AU DFAT under program 1533 (Democratic People’s Republic of the Congo); reflected as observed on 2026-09-04.

Sanctions

Also known as

  • Bosco Ntaganda
  • Bosco Ntagenda
  • General Taganda
  • Lydia (When he was part of APR.)
  • Terminator
  • Tango Romeo (Call sign)
  • Romeo (Call sign)
  • Major

Designations

Reason for listing

Per AU DFAT (listed ):

Listed by 1533 Committee on 1 Nov. 2005 (amended on 13 Oct. 2016, 19 August 2020, 1 March 2023) (official source)

Key properties

Date of birth
Place of birth
Bigogwe, Rwanda
Nationality
CONGO, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE
Notes
CDi.030 Born in Rwanda, he moved to Nyamitaba, Masisi territory, North Kivu, when he was a child. Nominated FARDC Brigadier-General by Presidential Decree on 11 December 2004, following Ituri peace agreements. Formerly Chief of Staff in CNDP and became CNDP military commander since the arrest of Laurent Nkunda in January 2009. Since January 2009, de facto Deputy Commander of consecutive anti-FDLR operations ‘Umoja Wetu’, ‘Kimia II’, and ‘Amani Leo’ in North and South Kivu. Entered Rwanda in March 2013 and voluntarily surrendered to ICC officials in Kigali on March 22. Transferred to the ICC in The Hague, Netherlands. On 9 June 2014, ICC confirmed 13 charges of war crimes and five charges of crimes against humanity against him; the trial is scheduled to start 2 June 2015. On 8 July 2019, the ICC found him guilty of 18 counts of war crimes and crimes against humanity, committed in Ituri in 2002-2003. On 7 November 2019, he was sentenced to a total of 30 years imprisonment. He has appealed both his conviction and sentence. On 30 March 2021, the ICC Appeals Chamber confirmed his conviction and sentence. On 14 December 2022, he was transferred to the territory of Belgium for enforcement of sentence.

Addresses

Belgium (as of 14 December 2022)

Source list & list version

Source listList versionManifest SHA-256StatusVerify
Australian Sanctions Consolidated ListSanctions list
Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
au_dfat_sanctions@2026-09-043391750c53486121List version (signing pending)

About these sources

Australia's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade administrative Consolidated List — UN and Australian autonomous sanctions entries, including individuals, entities and sanctioned vessels, with measure indicators and designation instruments. The underlying instruments and law control, and a consolidated list can lag an amendment.

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First observed ; last confirmed present in Australian Sanctions Consolidated List list version au_dfat_sanctions@2026-09-04, observed .

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Bosco TAGANDA. ProofAML. This page reflects the official Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, version au_dfat_sanctions@2026-09-04, as observed on 2026-09-04. ProofAML is not the issuing authority. URL: https://proofaml.com/people/bosco-taganda-nk4f31f0f1/

Machine-readable export (FTM + lineage): /data/entities/4f.json (record key nk4f31f0f1)